Legal Opinion

Moore v. Central Intelligence Agency

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided December 20, 2011No. 10-5248PublishedCited by 71 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge HENDERSON.

KAREN LeCRAFT HENDERSON, Circuit Judge:

This case arises under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. § 552. Appellant Thomas E. Moore, III (Moore) challenges the Central Intelligence Agency’s (CIA or Agency) Glomar response to his request for “all information or records relevant to ... Sveinn B. Valfells” (Valfells Sr.), in which response the Agency neither confirmed nor denied whether it maintained any such records. 1 Specifically, Moore argues that the CIA has already “officially acknowledged” that at least some “CIA-originated…

2Cases cited12 opinions

Wolf v. Central Intelligence AgencyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2007
American Civil Liberties Union v. United States Department of DefenseCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2011
Alan L. Fitzgibbon v. Central Intelligence Agency Alan L. Fitzgibbon v. Central Intelligence AgencyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1990
Harriet Ann Phillippi v. Central Intelligence Agency and George H. Bush, Director, Central Intelligence AgencyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1976
Nassar Afshar v. Department of StateCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1983

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3Cited by71 opinions

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People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals v. National Institutes of Health, Department of Health & Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2014
Mobley v. Central Intelligence AgencyDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2013

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